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#1 | France and UK in September datum

Sun May 19, 2019 2:16 am

Hi all,

I'm planning a trip to central France and the UK mid-September with my son and am looking for recommendations for bike hire. My options;

Flying out of, and into, London and hiring in France for 8-10 days, or
Hiring in the UK and ferrying to and from.

Recommendations of rental companies and other options would be greatly appreciated. Obviously a RS will fit the bill but a GS seems to be a more common option and it needs to support a growing (6'1') 15-year old!

Cheers, Gary.

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#2 | RE: France and UK in September datum

Sun May 19, 2019 8:48 am

have you looked at http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ - seems to be *the* resource for international travellers

how long are you staying? A cursory google suggests a GS or RT will cost you over 100 euros a day. Have you considered buying a bike and then selling it after the trip? Might be cheaper if you are using it for a few weeks but insurance can be a challenge.

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#3 | RE: France and UK in September datum

Sun May 19, 2019 10:08 am

Zitat von GatsR12RS im Beitrag #1
Hi all,

I'm planning a trip to central France and the UK mid-September with my son and am looking for recommendations for bike hire. My options;

Flying out of, and into, London and hiring in France for 8-10 days, or
Hiring in the UK and ferrying to and from.

Recommendations of rental companies and other options would be greatly appreciated. Obviously a RS will fit the bill but a GS seems to be a more common option and it needs to support a growing (6'1') 15-year old!

Cheers, Gary.

I can recommend https://www.westsussexmotorcyclehire.co.uk who arebased in Chichester, West Sussex. You are then less than 30 minutes from Portsmouth. Ferry from Portsmouth will take you (overnight ) to a nice area of Western France, close to D Day beaches/First world war sites or the ability to go down the west coast towards Spain

Of course renting in France would save you the ferry costs and is equally viable

Double Lupin owner

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#4 | RE: France and UK in September datum

Thu May 23, 2019 5:17 pm (Last edited: Fri Jun 07, 2019 3:55 pm)

Google something like: france louer un BMW R1200GS or something like this. One of the hits I found was: https://www.hertzride.com/en/motorcycles where they offer BMW motorbikes for rent in Paris, Cannes, Nice and Orange. But there are alternatives. I live in Holland, where several but not all BMW Motorrad dealers do have motorbikes of BMW for rent. You could ask the importer of BMW Motorrad in France by email which dealers in France do have motorbikes for rent. ( http://formulaire-contact.motobmw.fr/contactforms/ ) Good luck!

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